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Liam Buckler

Rare skin-rotting disease leaves dad a prisoner in his own home as family plea for help

An ex- taxi driver has revealed he is a prisoner in his own home due to kidney failure and a rare skin-rotting disease.

Ian Foster, from County Down, was taken ill in January 2020 and has been left unable to work since developing a rare condition.

The 59-year-old lost his leg in January after suffering a condition called calciphylaxis, which causes skin to rot on the back of his legs.

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